Week of November 30:
Monday - Review for benchmark
Tuesday - Earth Science Benchmark
Wednesday -
Thursday -
Friday -
Week of November 23:
Monday - Review
Tuesday - Earth's History Test
Wednesday - Thanksgiving Break
Thursday - Thanksgiving Break
Friday - Thanksgiving Break
Week of November 16:
Monday -Fossils + Index Fossils
Tuesday - Geologic Time Scale
Wednesday - Rock Cycle / Layers of the Earlth / Plate Tectonics
Thursday - Uniformitarianish
Friday - Evidence of Environmental Changes
Week of November 9:
Monday -Review for test
Tuesday - Hydrosphere 2 Test
Wednesday - Veteran's Day No School
Thursday - Relative Dating / Law of Superposition
Friday - Cross Cutting Relationships + Earth processes that disrupt rock layers
Week of November 2:
Monday - Ocean Currents & Upwellings
Tuesday - Teacher workday (Election Day)
Wednesday - Ocean Currents & Upwellings/ Changes with Depth (Temp, Light and pressure)
Thursday - Intertidal / Neritic / Deep Ocean
Friday - Technology with the Ocean
Week of October 26:
Monday - Teacher Workday
Tuesday - Water Pollution (point vs. nonpoint)
Wednesday - Pollution Solutions (vegitative buffers)
Thursday - Enviroscape Presentation
Friday - Water Quality Quiz / Water Treatment Edpuzzle
Week of October 19:
Monday - Water quality video
Tuesday - Water Quality Slides and stations
Wednesday - Water Quality Slides and stations
Thursday - Current Event Water Quality Issues
Friday - Water Pollution / Pollution Solutions / Stewardship notes
Week of October 12:
Monday - Estuaries
Tuesday - Review
Wednesday - Hydrosphere 1 Test
Thursday - Human Impacts on Water
Friday - Indicators of Water Quality (Physical & Biological)
Week of October 5:
Monday - Water Cycle
Tuesday - Groundwater
Wednesday - Aquifers
Thursday - River Basins
Friday - Watersheds / Vocabulary Quiz
Week of September 28:
Monday - Test Review
Tuesday - Test Review
Wednesday - Energy Sources Test
Thursday - Distriubtion of Water
Friday - Properties of Water
Week of September 21:
Monday - Obtaining, Transforming & Distributing Energy Sources
Tuesday -Environmental Consequences
Wednesday - Human Energy Use / Climate Change (increase in global temperatures since industrialization)
Thursday - Long Term Impacts of Energy Use & Consumption
Friday - Stewardship & Conservation
Week of September 14:
Monday - Natural Resource Distribution by reading graphs
Tuesday - Advantages and Disadvantages of the major 9 energy sources / Human Energy Use Notes
Wednesday - Review Natural Resources - Renew a Bean
Thursday - Review Natural Resources - Renew a Bean
Friday - Vocabulary Quiz / Finish Renew a bean / Energy Sources Analysis / Energy Conservation
Week of September 7:
Monday - No School
Tuesday - Gummy Bear Lab (Scientific Method)
Wednesday - Gummy Bear Lab (Scientific Method)
Thursday - Natural Resources Introduction
Friday - Natural Resources (Renewable vs. Nonrenewable)
Week of August 31:
Monday - Observations & Inferences
Tuesday - The Great Pencil Caper
Wednesday - Graphs in Science
Thursday - Measure & Graphs Stations
Friday - Saving Fred (Engineering Process) & Burning Cup (Scientific Method)
Week of August 24:
Monday - Syllabus / All About You
Tuesday - Claim Evidence Reasoning / Observations & Inferences
Wednesday - Lab Safety & Equipment
Thursday - Planning an Experiment / Identifying Variables / Scientific Method
Friday - Graphing / Engineering Process / Lab
I am a North Carolina native, born in Raleigh, NC and grew up in Apex, NC. I taught math and science in Wake County to begin my teaching career after graduating from Meredith College with a bachelor's in mathematics with middle school licensure. In addition, I earned my master's degree in education from East Carolina University. I recently bought land and built a house in Burgaw, NC. I am excited about this next chapter of my life in Eastern North Carolina, and especially at Holly Shelter Middle. In my personal time, I enjoy spending time with my loved ones including my pets!
Welcome Hurricanes to the 2026-2027 school year!!
I look forward to working with each and everyone of you this school year. No matter what is thrown our way, we are all in this together!
Teacher Contact Options
E-mail: carla.sorrell@nhcs.net
Phone: 910-602-4046
Room 227
Student School Supplies:
-3-Ring Binder (1 inch)
-Loose leaf paper
-Pencils
-Colored pencils / markers
-wired headphones
Classroom Supplies:
Tissues, Paper Towel Rolls, dry erase markers